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HR 919 100th Congress House Taxation Annuities Civil Service pensions Civil service retirement Employee benefit plans Federal employees Federal employees and officials Income tax Labor and Employment Local and Municipal Government Local officials and employees Retirement income State officials and employees States Tax exclusion Tax-deferred compensation plans

Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1987

Introduced: February 3, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 3, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1987 - Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal provisions which eliminated the three-year basis recovery rule in computing the amount of an employee's retirement benefits includable in gross income.

Provides that the Internal Revenue Code shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted.

Repeals provisions which require the inclusion in income of certain distributions received before an annuity starting date.

What's happening now February 3, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 26, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 919: Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-919/
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"H.R. 919: Federal Employees Fair Tax Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-919/.
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H.R. 919, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-919/.
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